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New York State Underwater Blueway Trail Project

The New York State Underwater Blueway Trail Project is searching for potential dive partners to participate in the project. The UBT will include the Village of Lake George (Lake George), Villages of Freeport (Atlantic Ocean), the cities of Dunkirk (Lake Erie), Geneva (Seneca Lake), Oswego (Ontario Lake) and Plattsburgh (Lake Chaplain). Initially, they will be [...] [...]

Family Friendly Summer Hiking 101 & 201on the FLT

Information is now posted about the Hiking 101/201 program on the Finger Lakes Trail website. This is a series of 4 hikes on the last Sunday of June, July, August & September that are family friendly and are shorter than the FLTC traditional County Hike Series hikes. They have tried to select some of the [...] [...]

More trails and recreation open space in Huckleberry Ridge State Forest

For  the trail map, visit http://www.nynjtc.org/files/NYNJTC_HuckleberryRidge2011_map1-HR.jpg source The Pike County Courier, link to original post Pike County hikers looking for new tracks to trek should try the newly expanded Huckleberry Ridge State Forest in nearby Deerpark and Greenville, N.Y. On June 3, representatives of the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference and the New York Department [...] [...]

Urban Environmental Trail opens at Sunnycrest Park in Syracuse

WYNN, Click here to watch VIDEO The Syracuse Parks Conservancy opened the area’s first Urban Environment Trail at Sunnycrest Park Friday. The trail took eight years to complete. The trail begins at Henninger High School, passes through Sunnycrest Parks’ McDermott Butterfly Garden and ends at the Louis Mariani Peace Garden. The trail’s creators are hoping [...] [...]

Dryer Road Park Prune June 26

Please come on out to DRP for the yearly pruning of these great single track trails. Trailblazers Bike Shop will provide Coffee, water and Donuts to get us fired up for the task at hand. Bring gloves, hand clippers, pruning saws and PLEASE do not forget bug repellant that has Deet. Thanks to all, Click [...] [...]

Plans Announced for New Motor Parkway Hiking Trail on Long Island

By Jim Mancari, Long Island Press, link to original post with PHOTOS Although historic Motor Parkway was rendered obsolete decades ago, some stretches of the roadway that have survived the passage of time are slated to become a new destination for outdoor enthusiasts on Long Island. Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano announced Friday a plan [...] [...]

Rails to Trails: is this Springville NY’s own golden tourism opportunity?

Rails to Trails: is this Springville NY’s own golden tourism opportunity? Filed under: Buffalo, Rail-trail, Trail Building, Western NY Tagged: Erie Cattaraugus Rail Trail [...]

News That Matters – Friday, May 20, 2011 – Things To Do Edition

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After a little phone call to Burnwell yesterday afternoon they brought the price of their delivered 46.2 gallons of propane down from $8.599 a gallon ($408.10)to $4.999 a gallon ($241.37), saying that was fair. Based on the evidence collected from you, dear readers, to what you are paying with other companies, it is. But there’s still a note to the Attorney General’s office regarding price gouging on Burnwell/Inergey’s part (thanks, Bill), that should set some fires alight. I have to wonder how many customers simply pay the bill… [...]

News That Matters – Friday, May 13, 2011 – Things To Do Edition

Everyone has had their panties wadded up over the Marcellus shale for the past couple of years and that’s not even nearby. But as it turns out there’s another layer of shale that is under our very feet, the Utica Shale formation, and that one is next in line for deeper drilling and hydrofracking. I’m willing to bet Putnam County government is already preparing plans to allow that where it underlies Putnam Valley and Philipstown. [...]

Don’t underestimate these hills

Photo of snow on a Stamford hillside by Flickr user McGahee. Posted in the Watershed Post Flickr pool. Michael Frank, writing for the online-only Adventure Magazine this week, has a special Vale… [...]